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This Odu highlights the need for courage and determination.
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Odu Ifa Sacred Divination Pattern
The sacred Odu marks as cast on the Opele or Ikin divination tray
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Ese Kinni
Ese Kinni
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Kerewu were were
Ki sunkun elomiran
Ekun arare nisun
Adifafun abogunde otun gbegi
Osi baba isona
Igbati ofi ise baba re sile
Ti nlo sise onise oji ekun omo nisun
Ki sunkun elomiran
Ekun arare nisun
Adifafun abogunde otun gbegi
Osi baba isona
Igbati ofi ise baba re sile
Ti nlo sise onise oji ekun omo nisun
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ki elelyi omon bo
Ori re dada ki ole mon
Sanu re de ibi ire ti obafe
Ori re dada ki ole mon
Sanu re de ibi ire ti obafe
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Eye etu ni o fi bori se
Yio fi akuko adie rubo
Epo ati eko
Yio fi akuko adie rubo
Epo ati eko
2
Ese Keji
Ese Keji
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Agbon lofidi jo oru
Adifafun bakahuya
Ose omo olokun seniade
Igbati nfomi oju sogbere ire gbogbo
Adifafun bakahuya
Ose omo olokun seniade
Igbati nfomi oju sogbere ire gbogbo
3
Ese Keta
Ese Keta
Ese — Yoruba Verse
OBARA OGUNDA
Obara eguntan
Ori isin yo isin
Adifafun olori iranhunran
Ti ntorun bo wa saye
Obara eguntan
Ori isin yo isin
Adifafun olori iranhunran
Ti ntorun bo wa saye
4
Ese Kerin
Ese Kerin
Ese — Yoruba Verse
Obara eguntan
Ori isin yo isin lomi
Ori okasa asi mon yo
Okasa lodo
Adifafun esi ejide
Ti nfomi oju sogbere omo
Ori isin yo isin lomi
Ori okasa asi mon yo
Okasa lodo
Adifafun esi ejide
Ti nfomi oju sogbere omo
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Ase — Ifa Spiritual Message (Yoruba)
Ifa pere fun eleyii pe ki o mo se afojudi
Ki ole badi olomo
Ki osi mon ko egbin
Ki ole badi olomo
Ki osi mon ko egbin
Ebo — Sacrifice (Yoruba)
Agbebo adie meji
Agbon fi orire
Eku
Eja
Epo
Eko
Agbon fi orire
Eku
Eja
Epo
Eko
Awure — Alchemist Formula
Yoruba
Ewe sefunsefun ao lo ti o kuna dada ao fi omi inu agbon po aofise eyin ororo merin je lepo niyo aote iyere osun obara ogunda ao se adure si ao je
MEDICINE
MEDICINE
Related Odu — Same Family & Pairs
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Obara Ogunda is one of the 256 sacred Odu Ifa — the corpus of divination verses that form the foundation of the Yoruba oracle system. Each Odu contains multiple Ese (verses) alongside their Ase (spiritual power), Ebo (sacrifice), and Akose (alchemical remedies).
Odus that share the same family or pairing include: Obara Meji, Obara Ogbe, Obara Oyeku, Obara Iwori.
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